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Södra’s PulpLabs website, which presents selected research projects in a public and creative manner, received the prestigious Site of the Day award on 14 March.

The award was made by inspirational internet portal FWA – Favourite Website Awards – which highlights an unusually creative and innovative website on a daily basis, and has done so since the site was founded in 2000.

Södra’s website www.sodrapulplabs.com was developed in conjunction with the Garbergs advertising agency in Sweden. Since its launch in April 2009 more than 10,000 visitors from 100 different countries have visited the website. Visitors can follow three challenges from the research stage via tests and collaboration through to finished product.

>> Click here to go to PulpLabs.

Read more about FWA www.thefwa.com

For further information, please contact:
Södra, Thérèse Thelin, +46 470 85725
Garbergs, Carl Bock, +46 8 651 5151

Pöyry has been awarded a consulting services contract for providing institutional support to the Rural Energy Agency (REA) in Tanzania. The assignment includes two phases of services with a total value of about EUR 1.2 million.

The first phase covers two years and will commence in March 2010. The overall objective of the assignment is to provide technical assistance in developing and building the technical and institutional capacity of the REA to efficiently and effectively carry out its obligations.

The specific objectives of the first phase are to have the institutional set-up required for implementation and monitoring of the Government's policy for rural energy in place and to ensure that sustainable capacity within the REA to execute its obligations in the short and long term has been developed.

Pöyry will assist the Rural Energy Board in soliciting proposals for external funding. Assistance will also be provided in developing guidance and methods for preparation of bid packages for rural energy projects. Criteria for subsidy allocation and other strategic conditions for successful provision of modern energy services in rural areas will be reviewed. Of particular importance is the development of cooperation procedures between the REA and the regulator, EWURA. Procedures for sequencing of licensing and subsidy awards will be elaborated with EWURA.

Pöyry has extensive experience in the development of institutional frameworks and policy for the promotion of rural energy activities in Western, Southern and Eastern Africa and Asia.

Additional information by:

David Cox, Managing Director, Pöyry Energy Ltd, UK
Tel +44 1865 81 22 27

Therése Hindman Persson, Managing Director, Pöyry Management Consulting (Sweden) AB
Tel: +46 70 482 11 56

RollResearch has received on 18 February an order from Norske Skog Saugbrugs in Halden Norway. The order is a part-delivery with intention to equip both grinding Machines MA1 and MA2 with one of RollResearch developed four-point measuring device and Hybrid GrindControl 3D slipsystem.

Round rollers roll better
The benefits of 3D grinding is that driveability is being improved, the paper quality smoother, as is longer. It means less vibration, better driveability and longer hours.

Rollresearch has earlier delivered corresponding system to Holmen Iggesund, Metso service Point Borlänge, Norske Skog Saugbrugs and Holmen Braviken.

RollResearch represented by Nipman Pappersteknologi in Skandinavia.

The Policy and Standards Committee approved the report submitted by the Policy and Standards Unit (PSU). The standard is approved as of 24th February 2010.

The standard will come into effect for all forest management certification in Sweden from 1st June 2010.  The intervening 3 month period is in place for Certification Bodies to adapt their systems to the revised standard.  The Certification Bodies are required to inform all of their clients in Sweden that they will be assessed against the revised standard from 1st June 2010.

Certificate holders and new applicants may opt to be audited against the revised standard from the approval date, but all assessments shall be against the revised standard from 1st June 2010.

This revised standard replaces what was the first national standard to be approved in the FSC system back in 1998.  Bringing the standard into line with current FSC requirements has been a major task for FSC Sweden.  Much criticism has been leveled at the old Swedish standard, which was written prior to the introduction of Principle 9 and the concept of High Conservation Value Forest.

The revised standard is now in compliance with current FSC requirements, and is a major achievement for FSC Sweden.  Indicators for Small and Low Intensity Managed Forest have also been developed and are currently being assessed by the FSC Policy and Standards Unit.

The standard is a public document, available on request from the FSC Working Group in Sweden or the FSC Policy and Standards Unit.

For further information, please contact Richard Robertson by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

According to SCA's articles of association, owners of Class A shares have the right to have such shares converted to Class B shares. Conversion reduces the total number of votes in the company. When such a conversion has occurred, the company is obligated by law to disclose any such changes in this manner.

In February, at the request of shareholders, 5,300 Class A shares were converted to Class B shares. The total number of votes in the company thereafter amounts to 1,632,380,571.

The total number of registered shares in the company amounts to 705,110,094, of which 103,030,053 are Class A shares and 602,080,041 are Class B shares.

Stockholm, 26 February 2010

For further information please contact
Petter Tiger, Press & Media Officer, +46 8 788 53 62

Metso's biggest single investment in India – Metso Park – was inaugurated on Wednesday, March 10, in the city of Alwar in Rajasthan. Paving the way for an even more significant operational and manufacturing presence in India, the investment comprises multifunctional premises, including workshops, offices, engineering, logistics and training centers. Metso Park will be completed in phases from 2010 onward, and upon completion the EUR 30 million industrial center will extend to an area of almost 47 acres and will provide employment opportunities for up to 700 people.

Metso Park will cater to meeting the rapid growth in demand for the products and services of Mining and Construction Technology in India and Metso's other rapidly growing markets in Asia Pacific. The products manufactured at Metso Park will be primarily delivered to our mining and construction industry customers in India and neighboring areas. Some of the products will also be transported to our other manufacturing units for adaptation for global markets. During the first operational phase, Metso Park will manufacture components for mobile crushing and screening plants, vibrating screens and vibrators, slurry pumps and rubber products.

"During the past five years we have significantly strengthened our presence in Asia and particularly India and our ability to serve our customers locally. Metso Park is the largest single investment ever made in India by Metso and its Mining and Construction Technology, confirming our confidence in the potential market growth in India and in line with our strategy of growing our presence in emerging markets. The investment will also significantly improve our competitiveness not only in India, but in the whole of Asia Pacific market area. In terms of our image, Metso Park is an integral complement to our supply and manufacturing network," says Matti Kähkönen, President of Metso's Mining and Construction Technology.

In addition to Metso Park, Metso´s Mining and Construction Technology operations in India consist of a factory in Bawal, a foundry in Ahmedabad, and regional sales and service offices in New Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, Thane, Hyderabad and Chennai. Metso Group has currently altogether 17 units and 735 employees in India.

Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. We have about 27,000 employees in more than 50 countries. www.metso.com

Further information for the press, please contact:

Matti Kähkönen, President, Mining and Construction Technology, Metso, tel. +358 20 484 3100

Sudhir Srivastava, Senior Vice President, Asia and Pacific market area, Mining and Construction Technology, Metso, tel. +91 124 2351575

Metso will supply two fine paper machine rebuilds for Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited subsidiary mills in China. The total value of the orders is approximately €10 million. The orders are a continuation to Metso's earlier deliveries to Shandong Chenming Paper.

Metso's delivery to Wuhan Chenming Hanyang Papers PM 1 in Wuhan, Hubei province will include a ValSizer film size press, a TurnFloat air dryer and an upgrade of the after-dryer section. A rebuild of the press section with a SymBelt shoe press and an upgrade at the BCTMP (bleached chemithermomechanical pulp) plant will be supplied to Shouguang Chenming Art Papers PM 5 in Shouguang, Shandong province. The rebuilt Wuhan PM 1 is scheduled to start up late 2010, the rebuilt Shouguang PM 5 in 2011.

Wuhan Chenming Hanyang Paper Co., Ltd. and Shouguang Chenming Art Paper Co., Ltd. are subsidiaries of Shandong Chenming Paper Holdings Limited, one of the biggest paper producers in China. In 2008, the companys paper production capacity was over 3 million tons, turnover over EUR 2.0 billion and the number of employees 17,000.

Stora Enso's Annual Report 2009 is published today as PDF documents. Stora Enso's Annual Report is comprised of three separate reports: Stora Enso 2009, Financial Performance 2009 and Sustainability Performance 2009.

Stora Enso 2009 is available in English, Finnish and Swedish. Financial Performance 2009 and Sustainability Performance 2009 are available in English. All three reports can be downloaded at the Group's website at www.storaenso.com/annualreport.

The printed Annual Report will be published during the week commencing Monday 8 March 2010. Stora Enso 2009 will be distributed to those shareholders in Finland and Sweden who have so requested, and to all registered ADR holders. Printed copies of all the reports can be ordered at www.storaenso.com/order or by sending an e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All of these documents are available on the Group's website.

For further information, please contact:
Sanna Lahti, Director, Financial and Change Communications, tel. +358 2046 21251

www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/investors

Stora Enso is the world leader in forest industry sustainability. We offer our customers solutions based on renewable raw materials. Our products provide a climate-friendly alternative to many non-renewable materials, and have a smaller carbon footprint. Stora Enso is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and
the FTSE4Good Index. Stora Enso employs some 27 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2009 amounted to EUR 8.9 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY) in the International OTCQX over-the-counter market.

STORA ENSO OYJ

Jari Suvanto Ulla Paajanen-Sainio

Attachments:
stora enso_eng_sustainability_performance_2009.pdf
stora enso_eng_corporate governance 2009.pdf
stora enso_eng_financial_performance_2009.pdf
stora enso_eng_parent company financial statements_2009.pdf
stora_enso_2009_eng.pdf